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- 20WA134385
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This document contains a justification for a sole source contract award and the related federal contract opportunity notice. The justification is for the renewal of ABB's nMarket software, including their nMarket Scheduling and Settlements tool, Archiving tool Dataglance ArcPlus, and implementation and configuration of a custom nMarket application. The Department of Energy's Western Area Power Administration requires these proprietary ABB products and services in order to archive data from its nMarket database, which was developed and is maintained by ABB. As the sole provider of this proprietary software and services, ABB is uniquely qualified to provide the required products and services. The related federal contract opportunity is a notice of intent to award the sole source contract to ABB under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for the nMarket software renewal. Interested parties may identify their capability to respond but the notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and the decision not to compete the contract is at the Government's sole discretion.
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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Western Area Power Administration
FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisitions for Certain Commercial Items
#20WA134385
1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.
Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Upper Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana.
2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved.
This requirement is for nMarket software renewal. WAPA is currently on contract with ABB and utilizes their nMarket Scheduling and Settlements and Archiving tool Dataglance ArcPlus, along with the implementation/configuration for our custom nMarket application.
3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.
WAPA is currently on contract with ABB’s DataGlance ArcPlus add-on software product, which is customized to their nMarket system and fully integrated with the nMarket database. The integration and support provided by ABB is unique to this product. This solution will allow the administrator to move data out of the production system based on date, but still allows access to the data via nMarket application and reporting tools. The product is fully supported and maintained by ABB and includes WAPA’s Custom Allocations module.
4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.
Citation: Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996
5. A statement demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring the use of the authority.
ABB the sole provider of their proprietary software and services. The nMarket database is a proprietary system developed and maintained by ABB. Because a Data Archiving solution must be integrated with the database, it will require modifications to the proprietary system. No vendor other than ABB has the legal rights to this proprietary data, and therefore it is the only vendor who can provide these products to the Government.
ABB the sole provider of their proprietary software and services. The nMarket database is a proprietary system developed and maintained by ABB. Because a Data Archiving solution must be integrated with the database, it will require modifications to ...
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